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She put it in a single 5p bag - without any other items - and left the store to get the bus home.

But the bag split after she got off the bus causing the bottle to smash to the ground.

"At first I didn't even feel it as I just thought 'oh no I've dropped the wine'.

"I looked down and saw a bit of blood and went to get a plaster out my bag as I always carry them for the kids.

"I went to move my foot and I just couldn't move. I looked down and there was this river of blood.

"I don't really remember everything after that.

"A man stopped to look after me and was trying to keep me conscious while someone rang the ambulance."

After 30 minutes paramedics still hadn't turned up so a passing police car gave her a lift to Derriford Hospital, on August 1.

"Initially they thought it was just a really bad cut but they did an x-ray and realised I had cut my achillies tendon. They said it was an 100 per cent laceration.

"A bit of bottle must have bounced up and gone straight in and out. It was unbelievable.

"The cut is so deep. It's right to the bone."

Eve spent four nights in hospital before she was discharged to recover at home with oral morphine and antibiotics.

But she is trapped in her third floor flat because it does not have a lift and she is only able to shuffle slowly using a zimmer frame.

Eve Weller (Image: SWNS)

She has her leg in plaster and soft bandages and doctors said it could be up to a year before the tendon is fully healed.

Eve, whose partner Morgan O'Neill, 36, is a council refuse worker, has complained to Tesco who have sent her an email apologising.

An email from a member of its customer service team said: "I was shocked to see the extent of your injury and I really do hope everything will be alright and you make a full recovery.

"As explained, as soon as our Head Office in Dundee receive your letter they will be in touch with you within 14 days.

"Once again please accept my sincere apologies.

"If there is anything else I can help you with please let me know."

The sales leader from Plymouth, Devon, has hit out at the supermarket for their "inadequate" bags. (Image: SWNS)

Eve is urging them to ensure their bags are up to scratch for carrying the items they sell in the shop.

"When you buy a bag you expect it to at least survive the journey home," she said.

A Tesco spokesperson said: "We take great care to ensure our carrier bags are strong and robust so they safely hold our customers' shopping. We are urgently investigating Miss Weller's claim and we will update her with our findings."